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hansetown

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Hanse⋅town

  [hans-town]
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–noun
Hansa (def. 3).
Origin:
1565–75; Hanse + town

Han⋅sa

  [han-suh, -zuh]
–noun
1. a company or guild of merchants in a northern European medieval town.
2. a fee paid to a merchant guild by a new member.
3. Also called Hansa town, Hansetown. a town that is a member of the Hanseatic League.
4. Hanseatic League.
Origin:
< ML; r. ME hans, hanze < MLG hanse; c. OE hōs, OHG, Goth hansa company
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